Project Archivist (Milestones in Care)

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £ £48,822 per annum

Information Services Group, Library & University Collections, Heritage Collections, Lothian Health Services Archive 

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: January 2027 – December 2028

Location: the role will require working on site in both Edinburgh and Glasgow 

 

The Opportunity:

Where discovery never stops. Be part of something bigger.

Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

As the Project Archivist (Milestones in Care), you will catalogue, preserve and share the archive of Milestone House, Scotland’s first purpose-built AIDS hospice, ensuring its important history and the experiences of those connected to it are accessible for future generations. Opened in 1991, Milestone House was a place of care, compassion and community for people living with HIV at a time when effective treatments were unavailable, and stigma was widespread.

Funding from the Archives Revealed Consortium Grant will support a partnership between Lothian Health Services Archive at the University of Edinburgh, Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and hepatitis C charity and the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive, giving you the unique opportunity to work collaboratively to capture a vital chapter in Scotland’s response to HIV and the pioneering work of Waverley Care. The role will require you to work on site in both Edinburgh and in Glasgow.

Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

Discover more about working at the University of Edinburgh on our Jobs website.

 

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:  

• Professional development and subject matter expertise.
• Interesting work
• Variety every day
• Responsibility and autonomy

 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

 

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Informal enquiries may be directed to Amy Cawood, Lothian Health Services Archive Manager (LHSA), amy.cawood@ed.ac.uk    

 

How to apply:

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

 

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

• A competitive salary. 
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

 

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion:

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality. 

The University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. If you have the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.   

 

Key dates to note:

The closing date for internal applications is 9 November 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held Wednesday 3 December 2026.

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